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Twist-ties

#21
Lazylion said:
Interesting. I remove and discard the plastic claw thingie, and replace it with a twist-tie from my collection. If possible, I save the tie after the bread is gone, and use it again.



But I never thought of just wrapping it around without twisting! I shall have to consider this revelation...
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You sure you aren't my wife? She has a collection of twisties and clippies. I prefer treating them like the insects they are and putting them out of my misery.
 
#22
Relic said:
Pffff, I only open bread once. After that, I just hold up the bag, spin it so that the open end is twisted tightly then I put the bread back onto the counter with the twisted end underneath. Drives my wife nuts.

twist ties....bah! I laugh at your silly twist ties!!
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Haha yes, thus x100. My mom is always pissed at this, but it takes like 3-4 hands to twist the bag, wrap the tie, and then twist it while maintaining pressure. Too much hassle.




Stumbo said:
These things are easier to use, but by the time you have gotten some slices out they have ran off.
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#23
My flawed theory theory might itself be flawed.

I just bought some store bread from a local grocery store and the twist-ties
were installed clockwise. Now these are manually installed, I believe.

So then I started thinking that big name commercial bread was likely machine
twisted. That means the machines are left handed!

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#24
What about these newfangled sticky things that stick to themselves? I think the idea is that you can peel them apart and then stick them back together without twisting anything.

This doesn't work for me. I can't even peel them apart without destroying the bag.

Please advise.
 
#25
I immediately remove twist-ties from all bread products, and replace them with braided-stainless automotive safety wire. I wrap three full twists anti-clockwise, to a torque setting of .06 inch/oz, using my custom-designed bread torquing pliers. I then stress-cycle the assembly ten times, shaking the bag upside-down for ten seconds each time. I then recheck the torque setting, and if it remains in spec, store the bread as appropriate.
 
#30
This may not be the definitive answer, but I give you the operator's manual for the Tach-It Model 4500 Semi Automatic Self-Adjusting Twist Tie Machine:

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If you can bear to skip forward to the overview of Twist Head Operation, (Page 5, section 3,) you will find relevant info:

"...Twist Head can either twist in 1 direction or can alternate from clockwise to counter-clockwise twists. If the switch is set in the Alternating Direction position, the Twist Head will move in a clockwise then counter-clockwise rotation. If the switch is set in the Single Direction position, the Twist Head will rotate in one direction (either clockwise or counter-clockwise)..."
 
#32
96tbird said:
^ Huh. I thought elves installed the twist ties. You learn something every day.
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Oh no no no, elves destroy your bread by the forced blowing of their noxious exhalations into unprotected sacks of bread. Their hands are too tiny to work either ties or clips so they can only do their worst if we allow them access.
I've heard stories about mutant elves genetically engineered to have hands more the size of dwarf hands specifically for the purpose of tying up bread, but they quickly tired of the mindless repetition and began to twist both CW and CCW at random. The program was quickly scrapped, but the mutant elves were said to have escaped into the sewers where they took advantage of their huge hands and became lead guitar players.
Some say a small number of the big handed elves, those without enough talent or discipline to become accomplished guitar players became rouge bread killers who used their oversized mitts to open properly secured bags of bread, but I think they simply took work in Who tribute bands.
 
#34
Downunderwonder said:
Does Tach-it have a monopoly and do the machines get shipped in the counterclockwise position? Enquiring minds...
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Although Tach-It promotes themselves as the world's largest manufacturer of manual and semi-automatic twist-tie machines, I'm skeptical. Heck, they can't even bother to spell "repetition" correctly on the metal face of their flagship model! FWIW, I find a number of other units available online, including the rather enticing Tie-Matic XL-2.

Oh, and to the question of direction: After thoroughly reviewing Tach-It's literature, I believe we have been misled. Their machines do not have a dedicated adjustment for direction, though they do have a multi-direction mode. In fact, direction seems to be dependent on how the bag is inserted into the machine...
 
#39
Relic said:
Pffff, I only open bread once. After that, I just hold up the bag, spin it so that the open end is twisted tightly then I put the bread back onto the counter with the twisted end underneath. Drives my wife nuts.

twist ties....bah! I laugh at your silly twist ties!!
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Bill Engvall did a bit about that "I did what every man in America does, I spun the loaf and tucked it under"
 
#40
Downunderwonder said:
My theory is there is super nifty original patented twist tying machine company like the YKK zipper co. The evil mastermind must have been a lefty and condemns us righties to confusion every time we untie a bag of bread or a new power lead for our new TV fresh from factory.
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now you know how us lefties feel, all the time, in every single other aspect of our lives.

but in all seriousness, were used to it. :rolleyes:
 

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